Silent Shadow 1, collage of trace monotypes; muted orchids and thistles read as shadowed forms on paper, 12×9 in, 2025.
Silent Shadow 4, soft contours and overlaps; shadowed orchid/thistle forms assembled in collage on paper.
Silent Shadow 7, pared edges and quiet tones; collaged trace monotypes blur image and object.
Silent Shadow 2, layered collage; quiet orchid and thistle outlines reduced to shadow and edge, mixed media on paper.
Silent Shadow 5, minimal tones where shadow carries the floral form; collaged trace monotypes, 12×9 in.
Silent Shadow 8, nature forms distilled to shadow; layered paper collage invites a slow read of surface and depth.
Silent Shadow 3, quilt-like collage of trace monotypes; fragments gather into a restrained floral shadow.
Silent Shadow 6, layered fragments suggest resilience; orchids and thistles as muted shadows on paper.
Silent Shadow 9, restrained collage; orchid/thistle outlines held as shadowed forms on paper, 2025.

Silent Shadow 1-9
mixed media on paper
12 x 9 inches each (paper); 16 x 12 inches each framed
2025

Through collaged trace monotypes, the shadows of orchids and thistles are fixed on paper - forms that exist only as evidence of something once present. By layering these impressions, the work considers how absence can hold weight, and how what remains might reshape one’s understanding.

Previous

Carolina Lily
Next

Sprig Shadow 1-4